Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Maine-et-Loire

Eglise romane et gothique
49590 Fontevraud-l'Abbaye

The royal abbey of Fontevraud, founded in the 12th century in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye en Anjou, is an ancient Benedictine monastic city, famous for its necropolis of the Plantagenets and its exceptional medieval architecture, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Tour
49350 Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault

The Tower of Trier, a 15th century medieval dungeon at Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault (Maine-et-Loire), is the vestige of the castle rebuilt by Robert Le Mason, marked by mâchicoulis and a past linked to colonial slavery.

Caves
49700 Dénezé-sous-Doué

The cellars of the Mousseaux, an underground shelter of the 16th century in Denezé-sous-Doué (Pays de la Loire), house hundreds of naive and satirical sculptures carved in the tuffeau, classified as a historical monument since 1969.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
49460 Ecuillé

The Château du Plessis-Bourré, built in the 15th century in Écuillé en Anjou, is a Renaissance fortress classified as a Historic Monument, famous for its intact architecture and its spectacular moats surrounding the seigneurial house.

Château fort
49190 Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné

The castle of the Haute-Guerche, a medieval fortress of the 13th to 16th centuries, stands in ruins in Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné (Maine-et-Loire), bearing witness to a pentagonal defensive architecture and a rich seigneurial past.

Château de style Renaissance
49730 Montsoreau

The castle of Montsoreau, Gothic and Renaissance building of the 15th century, dominates the Loire at Montsoreau (Maine-et-Loire). Ranked a historic monument in 1862, it now houses a contemporary art museum and illustrates the transition between medieval fortress and seigneurial residence.

Maison des Dîmes
49750 Bellevigne-en-Layon

The house of the Dîme, a 15th century half-timbered building located in Bellevigne-en-Layon (Maine-et-Loire), symbolizes local history with its iconic porch and carved frame.

Château fort
49420 Pouancé

The castle of Pouancé, medieval fortress of the 12th–15th centuries, dominates the town of Pouancé in Maine-et-Loire (Land of the Loire). Ranked a historic monument in 1926, it was a key bastion of the Marches de Bretagne, rival of the castle of Angers by its strategic importance and its 3 hectares of fortified enclosure.